Mac DeMarco announces new album + shares single

MAC DEMARCO ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM & TOUR DATES SHARES FIRST SINGLE "PASSING OUT PIECES" SALAD DAYS DUE APRIL 1 VIA CAPTURED TRACKS

"As I'm getting older, chip up on my shoulder..." is the opening line from Mac DeMarco's second full-length LP Salad Days, the follow up to 2012's lauded Mac DeMarco 2. Amongst that familiar croon and lilting guitar, that initial line from the title track sets the tone for an LP of a maturing singer/songwriter/producer. Someone strangely self-aware of the positives and negatives of their current situation at the ripe old age of 23. Written and recorded around a relentless touring schedule, Salad Days gives the listener a very personal insight into what it's all about to be Mac amidst the craziness of a rising career in a very public format. The lead single, "Passing Out Pieces," set to huge overdriven organ chords, contains lines like "...never been reluctant to share, passing out pieces of me..." Clearly, this isn't the same record that breezily gave us "Dreamin" and "Ode to Viceroy," but the result of what comes from their success. "Chamber of Reflection," a track featuring icy synth stabs and soulful crooning, wouldn't be out of place on a fantasy Shuggie Otis and Prince collaboration. Standout tracks like these show Mac's widening sound, whether insights into future directions or even just welcome one-off forays into new territory. Still, this is musically, lyrically and melodically good old Mac DeMarco, through and through. The crisp John Lennon/Phil Spector era homegrown lush production that could have come off Geoff Emerick's mixing board in 1972 with that peculiar Mac touch that's completely right now is still present. "Brother," a complete future classic, is Mac at his most soulful and easygoing but with that distinct weirdness and bite that can only come from Mr. DeMarco. "Treat Her Better" is rife with Mac-isms, heavily chorused slinky lead guitar, swooning vocal melodies, effortless chords that come along only after years of effort, and the other elements seriously lacking in independent music: sentiment and heartfelt sincerity. We're only in Part 2 1/2 (one EP and two LP's in) of Mac's career. As you read this and as you hear the album on April Fool's Day of this year, he'll probably be on tour, or preparing for one... or maybe already writing new music. A relentless work ethic is something to be admired in today's indie music scene, but when it's of the quality Mac is giving us time and time again, it starts to turn from admiration to awe.  LISTEN: "Passing Out Pieces" - https://soundcloud.com/capturedtracks/passing-out-pieces WATCH: Salad Days promo video - http://youtu.be/dIA1h9AwtfY Pre-order Salad Days: https://itunes.apple.com/album/salad-days/id799685692 Mac DeMarco Salad Days (Captured Tracks) April 1, 2014    1. Salad Days 2. Blue Boy 3. Brother 4. Let Her Go 5. Goodbye Weekend 6. Let My Baby Stay 7. Passing Out Pieces 8. Treat Her Better 9. Chamber Of Reflection 10. Go Easy 11. Jonny's Odyssey Tour Dates 01-29 Los Angeles, CA- Echo & 03-14 Santiago, Chile - Ex OZ 03-15 Buenos Aires Argentina  - Vorterix 03-19 São Paulo, Brazil - TBA 03-20 São Paulo, Brazil - TBA 03-21 Porto Alegre, Brazil -  Beco 203 03-23 Santa Ana, CA- Burgerama at The Observatory 03-31 Cleveland, OH- Beachland Ballroom * 04-01 Oberlin, OH- Dionysus Club (the 'Sco) at Oberlin # 04-02 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle + (early show) 04-02 Chicago, IL- Empty Bottle # (late show) 04-03 Detroit, MI- Magic Stick * 04-04 Wakefield, QC-Blacksheep- * 04-05 Sherbrooke, QC- Boquébierè * 04-06 Montreal, QC- Societe des Arts Technologiques * 04-07 Cambridge, MA- Middle East Downstairs * 04-09 New York, NY- Webster Hall ! 04-10 Durham, NC- Duke University Coffeehouse + 04-11 Atlanta, GA- Goat Farm Arts Center + 04-12 Baton Rouge, LA- Mud and Water + 04-13 Austin, TX- Mohawk Outside + 04-14 Fort Worth, TX - Lola's Saloon + 04-15 Oxford, MS- Proud Larry's +^ 04-16 Nashville, TN- Exit / In + 04-17 Asheville, NC- Grey Eagle Tavern + 04-18 Philadelphia, PA- Underground Arts + 04-25 New Orleans, LA- Tulane University 04-26 Bronxville, NY- Sarah Lawrence College (Solo Set) 05-15 Amsterdam, AN- Melkweg 05-16 Paris, FR- Trabendo 05-17 Nantes, FR- Stereolux 05-18 Brussels, BE- Nuits Botanique at Botanical Cultural Center 05-19 Brighton, UK- The Old Market 05-20 Glasgow, SCT- Mono 05-21 Manchester, UK- Sound Control 05-22 London, UK- Koko 05-23 Cologne, DK- Electronic Beats @ E Werks 05-24 Berlin, DK- Bi Nuu 06-20 Toronto, ON- NXNE Festival 06-21 Toronto, ON- NXNE Festival & RSVP Show w/ Puro Instinct (Red Bull Sound Select Series) * Amen Dunes & Juan Wauters ! Amen Dunes, tonstartssbandht # Amen Dunes + Juan Waters ^ Dent May